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etaerio

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An aggregate fruit comprised of achenes, drupelets, follicles, or berries.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Examples

  • 1953, John Melvin Lowson, Textbook of Botany, University Tutorial Press, page 318, Clematis: actinomorphic; 4 petaloid sepals; petals 0; fruit an etaerio of achenes with persistent hairy styles.

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History

Etymology

From French étairion, from Ancient Greek ἑταιρείᾱ (hetaireíā, “association”).